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Speed Humps May Not Be Fixed Until Next Week

Officials are debating with the contractor about their height.

 

There are extra signs and more markings in the road near the new speed humps, but the height still remains an issue and township officials are trying to get the contractor to fix the problem.

Officials said a week ago the new speed humps on Hobart and Glen avenues were too high. They're supposed to be three inches high, but Tom Watkinson, township engineer, said he measured them to be about one inch higher. Watkinson has been trying to get Asphalt Paving System from Hammonton, N.J. to remedy the problem since he took the measurements a week ago.

"We won't pay (the contractor) until they're fixed," he said.  "I'm giving them the opportunity to show me I'm wrong, but I don't think I'm wrong."

But with the Thanksgiving holiday, it may not be until next week at the earliest for the problem to be solved, he said.

Township Administrator Tim Gordon said if the contractor doesn't fix them soon, the township may hire another contractor to fix the problem. The charge to fix them would then be deducted from how much officials are paying Asphalt Paving System, which is $8,000 for the eight speed humps.

And if motorists have suffered damage from driving over the vehicles, those charges may also be turned over to the contractor to pay, Gordon said.

Residents have been complaining about suffering damage from driving over the speed humps, and there have been car parts in the road. Gordon said those costs would be turned over to the contractor's insurance, but the car owners would need to prove the damage was done by driving over a speed hump and that they were not driving at excessive speeds.

Related Topics: Speed Humps and Traffic

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